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Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows:

 
Sec. 1. 5 MRSA §12004-G, sub-§14-D is enacted to read:

 
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Sec. 2. 30-A MRSA §4361 is enacted to read:

 
§4361.__Regulation of affordable neighborhood development

 
1.__Definitions.__As used in this section, unless the
context otherwise indicates, the following terms have the
following meanings.

 
A.__"Accessory dwelling unit" means a dwelling unit of 600
square feet or less within a single-family dwelling or a
building accessory to and on the same lot as the single-
family dwelling when the owner of the property occupies
either the main dwelling or the accessory dwelling unit.

 
B.__"Affordable neighborhood development" means a
primarily residential development on at least 3 contiguous
acres in which at least 25% of the dwelling units are
affordable housing as defined by section 4301 and that is
designed to be compact and walkable; is served by, or will
be served by an extension of, a public sewer; includes
internal open space and other common open space; includes
one or more small-scale nonresidential uses of service to
the residents of the development, either built within the
development or available within 1/2 mile of the
development; and meets design guidelines established
pursuant to subsection 6.

 
C.__"Common open space" means a parcel or parcels of land,
an area of water or a combination of land and water,
including floodplains and wetlands, within or traversing a
development and designed and intended for the use and
enjoyment of residents of the development.__"Common open
space" does not include land or yards allocated to
specific dwelling units or other structures or in public
rights-of-way.

 
D.__"Complete plan" means a plan signed and sealed by the
professional land surveyor under whose responsible charge a
land survey was completed and by a landscape architect
certified in the State under whose responsible charge all


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